…starting next year at least. With all the excitement of today being the opening day of the North American International Auto Show, or the Detroit Motor Show, Nissan could miss out. This is why their American Chairman, Carlos Tavares said that the automaker will return to Detroit for the 2012 edition pending 3 years of
The Japanese people from Nissan decided to reveal a concept model based on Nissan Leaf, one of the nine concept announced and prepared for the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show. Nissan promised no less than nine concepts for the incoming Japanese auto show scheduled to debut in the coming days. Nissan Leaf Aero Style is a
The first hybrid model developed by the Japanese people from Infiniti was unveiled at the American auto show in Los Angeles. Under the hood the hybrid propulsion system offers a 50 kW electric engine together with a 3.5-liter V6 petrol engine and an automatic seven-speed transmission. According to Infiniti, the hybrid powertrain is able to
Volvo decided to get in the Los Angeles Design Challenge with a new concept called Air Motion. We recently talked about another concept which aims to win this contest, the Biome concept developed by the Germans from Mercedes. The Swedish concept was revealed recently at the Los Angeles Auto Show and is mainly built with
A while back, Chevrolet tried to do away with the whole “Chevy” idea. That didn’t really go along very well but here’s Mitsubishi preparing this car for the U.S. and calling it the “i”. I find it just about as amusing as the “Chevy” situation because that’s the Mitsubishi i-MiEV with some vinyl covers added
After Lamborghini came up with a massively long name for their lightweight convertible, the British over at Lotus outdid them on this front. I mean the 2011 Lotus Exige SC RGB Edition, my word, it sounds like a car with lots of acronym optionals on it.
I will admit, as an automotive fan, I tend to knock off Korean cars as a breed but lately my beliefs have been put to some serious testing. This happens because the Koreans keep coming up with better and better products and the Kia Optima Hybrid is possibly one of the best.
Mercedes will reveal within the Los Angeles Auto Show an innovative concept which will compete at the Los Angeles Design Challenge. The Biome concept was designed in Carlsbad by Hubert Lee and aims to win the Los Angeles Design Challenge, a contest which searches for a model with a mass less than 1000lb, which is
The Germans at Porsche decided to reveal the new Cayman R with the occasion of the American auto show. The 3.4-liter six-cylinder propeller gets now a boost of power offering 330 horsepower and in addition the total mass was lowered by 55 kilograms, a fact which increases the power. To be more exactly, the Porsche
With just two days up to the Los Angeles Motor Show it’s getting relatively clear that hints, teasers and such aren’t happening anymore. That’s not to say manufacturers have just shut up, Cadillac for example just released a pretty informative piece on a new concept they’ll be presenting at the aforementioned auto show.
It seems that Porsche is decided to reveal the Cayman Clubsport supercar at the incoming LA Auto Show. The Porsche’s Cayman Clubsport is based on the Cayman S and comes at the exterior with a lowered ground clearance by 20 mm. The Stuttgart supercar will also benefit from carbon fiber elements able to decrease the
Audi reveals the hybrid version of Audi Q5, a model scheduled to be revealed at Los Angeles that benefits from an electric and an internal combustion engine able to develop together 245 horsepower and 480 Nm of torque. To be more exactly under the hood is hidden an electric engine able to develop 45 horsepower
The next generation of Mazda’s people carrier saw its first unveiling as a European market ready model back at the Geneva Motor Show and now we’ve got some news in relation to the U.S. ready version. The USDM 2012 Mazda 5 will see it’s first appearance made at the upcoming 2010 Los Angeles motor show.
Here we face a teaser recent published by the Japanese people from Subaru. Unfortunately, this teaser image does not reveal too much details about the mysterious concept expected to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. We can distinguish just the shape of the concept that Subaru is preparing to reveal ahead of the American
Saab revealed the new 9-4X crossover scheduled to make its first appearance at the Los Angeles Auto Show this year. Thanks to Saab’s DriveSense system, the suspension but also the direction settings can be adjusted easily while the adaptive chassis comes with three presets: Intelligent, Comfort and Sport. The new 9-4X borrowed the platform of
Fiat announced their come-back on the U.S. market after 27 years of absence. This come-back will take place at the L.A. Auto Show scheduled for this winter, November. Chrysler manufacturer will help Fiat to accomodate with the U.S. market. Fiat will present two models at this auto show, we are talking about the Fiat 500
This BMW Gran Coupe made us a very pleasant surprise at Beijing Auto Show 2010, it wants to go against the new generation of Mercedes CLS and with the future Audi A7 and those are the official details and photos with this car. Three years ago BMW impress us with a luxurious coupe with four
It looks like Porsche launched the new Panamera V6, the starting price was settled at 56.000 euro and it could be a new commercial success on the emerging markets. This new Porsche Panamera V6 was officially presented at Beijing Showroom, and the biggest surprise was the price that you already know, is of 56.000 euro,
Recently a few patent drawings have been popping up all over the place and what they feature may be quite interesting. The 2010 Beijing Motor Show may see General Motors unveiling a Chevrolet Volt-based MPV next week.
Honda will unveil at the Los Angeles Motor Show a concept named P-nut, who wants to be an aggressive coupe for large urban areas. Honda continues the series of innovative concepts at this year’s edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Japanese have issued a press release that announced the launch of the P-nut
